Femi okunnu biography sampler

Alhaji Okunnu, a lawyer and senior advocate, who once represented Nigeria in hockey sport, recalls his childhood years on the old Lagos Island.!

ALHAJI LATEEF OLUFEMI OKUNNU (SAN, CON), a distinguished legal practitioner, publicist, was born in Lagos on 19th February, He was educated at King's.

Born into a prominent Lagos family with a legacy of public service, Okunnu-Lamidi is the daughter of Lateef Femi Okunnu (SAN), a former.

Alhaji Okunnu, a lawyer and senior advocate, who once represented Nigeria in hockey sport, recalls his childhood years on the old Lagos Island.

Okunnu, an old boy between and , teaching Forms 1 to IV in civics, History and English (Forms 1 – ).

Abdul Lateef Femi Okunnu was born at Dr. John Churchill Vaughan's Hospital at Victoria (now Nnamdi Azikiwe) Street, Idunmota, Lagos on 19th February

Lateef Femi Okunnu: A Legal Luminary

The life and achievements of Lateef Femi Okunnu, a legal luminary and a statesman as he turns 90 years old, are worthy of celebration, as he has made significant contributions to the development of Nigeria in various capacities.

Born on February 22, 1932, in Lagos, Nigeria, Lateef Femi Okunnu attended the prestigious King’s College, Lagos, before studying law at the University of London.

He was called to the English Bar on February 9 1960, and admitted to the Nigerian Bar on September 16 1960. The young lawyer then began his legal career in Lagos and quickly rose to prominence, earning a reputation as a brilliant legal mind.

He was engaged in private legal practice with Messrs. Remi Fani Kayode and Sowemimo Law Chamber and remained in practice save for the period of almost eight years when he was the Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing (May 1967 to December 1974).

He resumed legal practice in January 1975 and founded the firm